Dialect and Accent

It depends on the specificity or the range that an accent is identifiable and associable to the region where it is spoken . If its identification of a region , a state for example is marked by an accent , it is classified as regional or local accent . Being highly localized , it is also referred to as broad accent . When a certain accent is not that distinctive like a regional accent , a country accent for example (British accent or American accent , that accent is classified as non-regional (Laver 56

Two or more different accents or

dialects can be possessed by a single speaker . For example , a Scottish speaker may use Scottish dialect with different accents , or use a different Scottish dialect but retain the same accent . A native of Kentucky may use Standard English with a regional Kentucky accent for multinationals to have better understanding of that person , or use Kentucky dialect with a more profound Kentucky accent when just talking with some relatives (Laver 57

Trudgill explains that the distinction between dialect and accent in to demonstrate the possibility of speaking Standard English in terms of the regional accent . Standard English does not concern pronunciation of words . In fact , accent is a much more of an indication of the certain region where a speaker comes from than dialect wherein grammar and vocabulary are observed (7 . In British usage , dialect and accent are two terms treated differently from each other . Grammar and pronunciation are tackled under the term dialect , whereas pronunciation is under the term accent . For the American usage , accent is considered to be just a part of dialect that is a broader field of study (Trask and Stockwell 72

Again , accent is a more distinctive part of language . It is much easier to adapt to a specific accent than to change...